Manager

Vibrant Energy is a portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management's Green Investment Group (MAM-GIG) with a mission to lead the decarbonization initiatives for corporate renewable energy customers and help them to attain a more sustainable, resilient, and low-cost energy future. Vibrant is operating and delivering c. 2GW of renewable energy solutions for corporates. https://www.vibrantenergy.in

Primary Responsibility:

Manager - Procurement shall be responsible for Procurement, Costing, Vendor development, market Intelligence, Supplier relationship development with Wind Turbine Suppliers and BOP (Balance of Plant) service providers and contractors for identified Wind energy development projects.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Work collaboratively with the Business Development, Design and Engineering team, Project Development team and Construction management to understand Wind project timelines and related constraints.

2. Lead the Sourcing & Procurement Operations like Tactical Buy, Contracting, Transaction Processing, Vendor Management & Catalog Management functions.

3. Ensure purchases for required goods or services are made by recommending and/or complying to Approved, appropriate supplier/s, costs, processes, etc.

4. Lead identifying, selecting, and qualifying of WTG Suppliers and BOP Vendors and contractors for non-project specific standard framework agreements including strategic fit, payment terms, cost roadmap, cycle time reduction, EHS, quality, capacity planning of the regions long-term demand.

5. Coordinate RFP process, organize, manage the review of bids from multiple WTG Suppliers/BOP/ O & M contractors for conformity to contract requirements and determine acceptable bids.

6. Maintain close relationships with multiple WTG Suppliers/ BOP/ O & M partners to negotiate and execute contracts within project budget, ensure proper documentation and order confirmations.

7. Implement global sourcing strategies to support project team, providing the company competitive advantages in area of WTG, Wind BOP and O&M.

8. Should have good knowledge of:

• Rate contract, Service contract,
• Spend analysis, category wise purchase strategy, Preparation of comparative statement
• Different international standard (BIS, IS, IEC etc.)
• Import, High sea sale, Freight line
• Custom clearance
• Various tax structure like GST, Custom duty etc.
• All types of insurance policy.

9. Managing procurement plan within budgeted cost.

10. Manage suppliers, cost, quality, delivery performance and payment terms.

11. Coordinate with legal counsel for litigation and participate in the amendment, termination and renegotiation of contracts.

12. Coordinate with Finance team for Payment settlement to the vendors, MIS, Cash flow planning and various other reports.

13. Understand and uphold internal and external polices, regulations and laws.

14. Understands cost structure and knowledge of supply base of various electrical systems used in power plants.

15. Knowledge of mechanical and civil engineering will be an additional advantage.

Professional Education / Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering with major preferably in Electrical from premium institute/ university.
• Successful track record for 8 to 10 years in procurement/ supply chain, ideally in a project driven organization like Wind Power Project developers (IPP).

SKILL SETS:

1. Strong category/commodity management experience with advanced and strong negotiation skills.

2. Solid structuring and analytical skills to keep track of multiple projects and vendors.

3. Proficiency in Microsoft Office; data analysis using Advance Excel and Power point

4. Experience with using an ERP system such as Oracle Net Suite for sourcing materials.

5. Advanced communication skills (written and verbal) in English ability to present to internal organizations.

6. Hands-on experience in handling WTG suppliers/BOP/O&M Contractors.